The New Testament
A Historical and Theological Introduction
Chapter
1. Approaching the New Testament as the Church鈥檚 Scripture
Questions for Review
- What is the importance of history to the faith of the church?
- How are the authors involved in the inspiration of scripture?
- Define 鈥渂iblical criticism.鈥
- What kinds of unhelpful presuppositions do many scholars tend to have about the New Testament?
- What are some ways of studying the Bible other than the historical critical method?
- To what extent is objectivity possible?
- What role does the reader play when interpreting the New Testament according to postmodern scholars?
- What is the difference between probability and certainty with regard to the historicity of the NT?
- Who are the implied readers of the NT vis-脿-vis faith in Jesus?
- What is a 鈥渉ermeneutic of trust鈥?